本片的故事发生于美国西部的一个小镇，一个名叫威伊纳德女士在镇子外面设立了一个非常庞大的沙龙。她希望一旦铁路修通并从这个小镇穿过的话，她就能都把自己的沙龙改造成为一个自己的镇子。但是这个小镇上的人们只知道她怀有这样一种想法，非常想要她离开这里。有一天，有四个男人驾驶一辆四轮马车杀死了一个人。几个政府官员，在一个名叫埃玛·斯摩尔的头目的带领下，来到这个巨型沙龙，想要抓住那个杀人的人。这四个人正是威伊娜德的朋友。威伊娜德强烈地反对这些官员这样做，就在僵持不下的时候，威伊娜德的一个朋友，强尼·古塔尔出现了……

本片以1906年旧金山大地震为背景，穿插了竞选、歌唱、狂欢、爱情和宗教宣传。影片的主要特点是长达二十分钟的大地震高潮，摄影、特技和剪辑都有些特点；尤其音响效果和整个场面的气氛结合得较好，增加了惊心动魄的感觉，曾获得第9届奥斯卡最佳音响效果金像奖。导演范戴克以手法明快见长，这部影片的开头和结尾都采用了一组经过设计的短镜头来表达一事件的过程。女主角珍妮．麦唐纳的主题歌，曾流行一时。

In the turn-of-the century Texas town of Cottownwood Springs, marshal Frank Patch is an old-style lawman in a town determined to become modern. When he kills drunken Luke Mills in self-defense, the town leaders decide it's time for a change. That ask for Patch's resignation, but he refuses on the basis that the town on hiring him had promised him the job for as long as he wanted it. Afraid for the town's future and even more afraid of the fact that Marshal Patch knows all the town's dark secrets, the city fathers decide that old-style violence is the only way to rid themselves of the unwanted lawman.

Two ex-cons plan to kill the range rider marshal who sent them to prison and, when their plan fails, join forces with their former boss, a crooked saloon owner who has the same idea.

　　这是一部无伤大雅的西部歌舞喜剧片，故事背景是十九世纪美国圣大菲铁路开始从东部横越西部的时代。能歌善舞的朱蒂．迦伦饰演一个邮购新娘，从东部嫁到西部的新墨西哥州小镇，婚后在哈维所开设的新餐厅作女侍应。哈维是一名文质彬彬的赌徒，老于人情世故。他的女友则是性感尤物，负责经营一家妓院。就在这些风月场所之中，上演着各式各样的爱情故事和打斗动作，并有相当精彩的歌舞助庆。导演乔治．薜尼擅于掌握类型片的娱乐效果，而一群演出生动的配角也让此片生色不少。

A peace-loving man named Ben Kane takes a job as deputy marshal of Lords, in the old West. Kane is no lawman, but he accepts the badge because he has an old score to settle with the town's chief trouble-maker. Once on the job, Kane must also deal with a young sharpshooter named Billy Young and a sharp and sassy saloon dancer, Lily.

墨西哥枪手戴夫·罗伯斯（Dave Robles）击败了该镇的亡命之徒并转为警长，他被邀请为死者补鞋。但锡星并不能带来自动的尊重，罗伯斯被该镇的主要市民所回避。当他开始认真对待自己的工作时，他因其不那么美味的元素（尤其是沙龙老板班尼斯特）受到欢迎的程度也急剧下降。正是因为他对一个体面、体贴的女人的爱让戴夫留在了城里，但她能说服他放下枪，开始新的生活吗？

A man has his eyes set on controlling the Big Sag territory in Montana and hopes to achieve his goal by forcing a newly-arrived family from Texas from their land. Hoping to convince the local saloonkeeper to help him, the man sends his daughter into town with instructions for his potential partner. A storm waylays the daughter during her trip to town and she is forced to stay at the home of her father's intended victims, leading to an interesting turn or two.

A trashy blonde lures a saloon owner away from his wife.

A Pinkerton detective goes undercover to infiltrate a gang of thieves whose boss is a feisty lady saloonkeeper. Complications ensue.

A bandit disguises himself as an officer in an attempt to woo a saloon singer.

Buck Peters arranges for Hoppy, California, Johnny and other cowboys to go to the aid of friends whose cattle are being rustled. Hoppy and California locate the rustlers' hideout and join the gang by posing as outlaws themselves, but must find a way to let the rest of the posse know where they are.

Two deputies go undercover to save a scientist from his evil kidnappers.